Death Row Diaries How much can you tell about a person from their yearbook photo, particularly when the yearbook is stocked with killers? TMN’s Danny Gregory gets his hands on a book of death row inmates and draws their portraits.

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Right Before the Tour Ah, the glory of indie-rock touring: the drugs, the groupies, the rock. But are all those things negated when you’re forced to wear costumes? Singer, songwriter, fashion plate Gary Benchley prepares to take the country.

Chris Lee, Plays & Sings Torch'd Songs, Charivari Hymns & Oriki Blue-Marche The production has an overt sense of confidence: some tracks are multi-layered, with relaxed horns, vocal harmonies, extra keyboards or guitar; others are strong and simple, just bass, guitar and Lee’s voice. And God, that voice: often compared to Jeff Buckley, Al Green or Nick Drake, Lee’s singing is masterfully sincere, at once longing and grateful, wistful and pained. Rosecrans Baldwin reviews.

New York Diary: Notes from 10th Street 10th Street crosses Manhattan at its waist, from the Hudson to the East River, through the West, Central, and Eastern Villages, to the outskirts of Alphabet City. A walk from one side of Manhattan to the other is about two miles long, an hour of travel, and Rosecrans Baldwin takes these walks frequently.